Tabula Farmer App vs eShepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tabula Farmer App
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TFA is the easiest and most convenient way for you to interact with your Tabula enabled contractor. You can: - Place orders - Receive notifications when vehicles arrive and leave the property - View upcoming orders - View your past orders - Request nutrient and job reports from your contractor Order, receive and review from the tip of your fingers, wherever you are.
eShepherd
This app allows farmers to view their farm map, including animal locations, paddocks, and watering points. It enables scanning animals and neckbands to create associations and upload session data. Receive critical alerts like "Animal is still/down" or "Animal outside VP" via push notifications.
- Farm map with asset visualization
- Real-time animal location tracking
- Virtual and physical paddock management
- Animal scanning and association
- Session data upload
- Critical event push notifications
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View assets on your farm map: • Your current location • Animals shown with mob colour • Active and inactive virtual paddocks • Physical paddocks & watering points Perform key jobs out in the paddock: • Connect your scanning device and scan animals and neckbands to create associations within a session • Upload sessions to populate your account with tracked animals • Turn on/off virtual paddocks Receive Push Notifications so that you are informed of critical events, such as: • “Animal is still/down” - possibly a sick animal • “Animal outside VP” - escapees!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: eShepherd at every 10 days against Tabula Farmer App's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tabula Farmer App ships an update every 9 months, eShepherd every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tabula Farmer App | eShepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TracMap NZ Ltd | Gallagher eShepherd Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Tabula Farmer App
No in-app purchases
eShepherd
No in-app purchases
Questions
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